(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held bilateral
meetings with his counterparts Col Gen Ruslan Zhakslykov from
Kazakh and Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin from Belarus on the
sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers Meeting in Tashkent,
Trend reports citing The Print .
The Ministers discussed defence and security cooperation as well
as other issues of mutual interest.
Taking to Twitter, Defence Minister wrote,“Had a wonderful
meeting with the Defence Minister of Kazakhstan, Col Gen Ruslan
Zhakslykov today in Tashkent. We discussed the entire gamut of the
ongoing defence and security cooperation & other issues of mutual
interest. We agreed to further deepen the defence cooperation.”
“Held talks with the Belarusian Defence Minister, Lieutenant
General Viktor Khrenin in Tashkent. We reviewed the full range of
bilateral defence ties and deliberated on ways to enhance
cooperation between both the countries,” Singh said in another
tweet.
Earlier, in the day he had a meeting with Uzbekistan counterpart
Lt Gen Bakhodir Kurbanov during which both leaders reviewed
India-Uzbekistan defence ties.
Taking to Twitter, Rajnath Singh said that the cooperation
between both countries is based on a solid foundation.
“Had an excellent meeting with the Defence Minister of
Uzbekistan, Lt Gen Bakhodir Kurbanov in Tashkent. During our talks,
we reviewed the India-Uzbekistan defence relationship. Our
cooperation is based on a solid foundation and it will continue to
grow over the coming decades,” he tweeted.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Tashkent on Tuesday to
attend the SCO Defence Ministers Meeting, which is to take place on
August 24.
“Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh reached Tashkent in Uzbekistan
to attend the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting and also hold
bilateral meetings with Uzbekistan's Defence Minister, Lieutenant
General Bakhodir Kurbanov,” the office of the Defence Minister of
India tweeted.
During the Annual Meeting, the SCO Member States will discuss
defence cooperation and it is expected that a joint communique will
be issued after the deliberations. Rajnath Singh's address at the
meeting is slated to be held on August 24, 2022.
In addition, meetings are also scheduled with Defence Ministers'
of some other Member countries of SCO on the sidelines of this
meeting, where bilateral issues and issues of mutual interest will
be discussed. During the stay in Tashkent, Rajnath Singh shall pay
homage at the monument of Late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri
and meet the Indian Diaspora in Uzbekistan, it added.
Earlier, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
interior minister meeting in Uzbekistan, the Minister of State for
Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai called for stern action against
terrorism and drug trafficking.
The minister also presented an account of India's robust Covid
response globally. In a Tweet, India Embassy in Tashkent wrote,“At
SCO interior ministers meet in Tashkent, MoS Nityanand Rai called
for stringent action against terrorism & drug trafficking and
cooperation in cyber security. Presented India's robust covid
response globally.”
MoS Rai and Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda met in
Tashkent to discuss bilateral security cooperation, training and
capacity building. Furthermore, regional situations and issues of
mutual interest were emphasised.
Rai also called on Uzbek Interior Minister Pulat Bobojonov in
Tashkent where both the leaders discussed strengthening security
cooperation including tackling challenges of terrorism and drug
trafficking in the region.
Deputy Secretary General, International Criminal Police
Organization (ICPO) commonly known as Interpol, James Stephen also
called on MoS Rai in Tashkent.
“Preparations for upcoming Interpol General Assembly in Oct in
India were discussed. Expansion of India's cooperation with
Interpol to include new and emerging areas was emphasised,” the
Embassy said.
Uzbekistan, the current chair of the organization, will host the
annual summit in the city of Samarkand on September 15-16. Earlier,
a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the SCO member
states was also held in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.
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